Remote Indonesian Village Enjoys Benefits of Going Online SLUG: Indonesia internet village DATE: 18/11/2013 REP RTER:

G!r!" Ri#anto I$TR In Indonesia% not ever#one "as a&&ess to t"e internet' Es(e&iall# )"en #o! live !( in t"e *o!ntains'''' *ost li+el# #o! )on,t get online' -!t one village on t"e slo(es o. /o!nt Sla*et% in 0ava% "as 1een s!r.ing t"e net .or #ears' As G!r!" Ri#anto re(orts% .ar*ers are no) !sing t"e internet to gro) t"eir 1!sinesses' TE2T S32 in (addi .ield 4asie* is 1!s# ta+ing &are o. "er (add# .ield' 4asie* &li( 1 53e*ale% Indonesian6: 7T"ere are so *an# rats "ere% I don,t +no) )"ere t"e# &o*e .ro*' T"e# eat ever#t"ing in t"e ri&e .ield' T"ere are so *an# rats at nig"t'8 4asie* is no) ta+ing a rest !nder a tree' S"e 9oins "er "!s1and )"o is 1!s# online% !sing t"e village,s .ast internet &onne&tion' 4asie* &li( 2 53e*ale% Indonesian6: 7:e .o!nd o!t "o) to *a+e organi& .ertili;er t"ro!g" t"e internet' :e learn a lot .ro* it' !r (lants )ere atta&+ed 1# )or*s% rats% and I .o!nd "o) to deal )it" t"e* via t"e internet' :e,ve (ra&ti&ed )"at )e,ve learnt% and it )or+s'8 Unli+e in *ost re*ote villages in Indonesia% t"e residents "ere &an log on to a .ast internet &onne&tion' T"e "ead o. /el!ng village% 4"oir!din% sa#s t"e# started t"e internet (ro9e&t .o!r #ears ago' 4"oir!din &li( 5/ale% Indonesian6: 7:e no) "ave one server and < internet a&&ess (oints in t"e village t"at villagers &an !se to a&&ess +no)ledge on t"e internet'8 S32 s&"ool And it,s not 9!st .ar*ers )"o rea( t"e 1ene.its' 8t" grade st!dent Linda sa#s s"e learns a lot .ro* t"e internet'

Linda &li( 53e*ale% Indonesia6: 7I learn .ro* Google% !sing t"e )i=.i &onne&tion on *# &ell("one' It "el(s *e learn a lot a1o!t P"#si&s and /at"' :e &an a&&ess an# in.or*ation )e need'8 T"e idea to &reate an internet village &a*e .ro* t"e .or*er village "ead% Ag!ng -!di Satrio' Ag!ng &li( 1 5/ale% Indonesia6: 7:e,re lo&ated on t"e slo(es o. /o!nt Sla*et' So )"enever )e )ant to get in.or*ation% )e "ave to go all t"e )a# to P!r)o+erto' In.or*ation is ver# i*(ortant .or !s% to get t"e *ost !(=to=date ne)s% so )e )ill not 1e le.t 1e"ind' :e,ve tried s!1s&ri1ing to ne)s(a(ers 1!t it isn,t ver# satis.a&tor#' :e !s!all# get t"e (a(er a da# late'8 Under "is leaders"i(% t"e village invested in 1!ilding t"e ne&essar# in.rastr!&t!re' >e even !sed !( "is o)n savings' Ag!ng &li( 2 5/ale% Indonesia6: 7:e &olle&ted aro!nd ?00 US dollars% !sing *one# .ro* village and s&"ool .!nds% also .ro* *# o)n (o&+et' In *id=2010% )e 1!ilt 3 internet a&&ess (oints' T"e .ollo)ing #ear% t"e lo&al govern*ent said t"e# needed t"e internet too' So t"e# 1!ilt t"eir o)n a&&ess (oints' So no) )e "ave < internet a&&ess (oints'8 Lo&al .ar*ers are no) !sing t"e internet to tell t"e )orld a1o!t t"eir village' And to advertise t"eir (rod!&ts online on t"e village )e1site% *el!ng'desa'id Ag!ng &li( 3 5/ale% Indonesia6: 73or !s% t"e internet is not 9!st a1o!t .inding o!t in.or*ation% 1!t a1o!t !s giving t"e* in.or*ation' So t"ere,s a 1alan&e' @illages *!st "ave a voi&e% so )e "ave a 1alan&e o. in.or*ation &o*ing in and going o!t' :e also s"are in.or*ation )it" t"e o!tside )orld'8 Advertising on t"e )e1site "as in&reased sales o. .ar*ers, (rod!&ts' As a res!lt% t"e village,s ann!al in&o*e "as in&reased 1# 30 (er&ent' T"an+s to t"e internet% .ar*er Ta!.i+ &an deal dire&tl# )it" "is 1!#ers' Ta!.i+ &li( 5/ale% Indonesia6: 7:e "ad a 1!#er )"o &a*e .ro* 0a+arta' >e .o!nd o!t a1o!t !s and o!r (rod!&ts .ro* t"e internet' T"e# &a*e to !s dire&tl# to 1!#'8 T"is .eat!re is (rod!&ed 1# G!r!" Ri#anto .or Asia Aalling'